Birth: Port Conway, Virginia, March 16, 1751

Ancestry: English

Father: James Madison

Mother: Eleanor Conway Madison

Brothers: Francis Madison (1753-unknown); Ambrose Madison (1755-1793); William Madison (1762-1843); Reuben Madison (1771-1775)

Sisters: Nelly Madison (1760-1802); Sarah Madison (1764-unknown); Elizabeth Madison (1768-1775); Frances Madison (1774-unknown)

Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian

Education: private tudors; Donald Robertson's School; College of New Jersey (Princeton) (B.A., 1771); One year postgraduate study at Princeton

Occupation Before Presidency: Politician

Prepresidential Offices: Member of Orange County Committee of Safety; Delegate to the Virginia Convention; Member of Virginia Legislature; Member of Virginia Executive Council; Delegate to Constitutional Convention; Member of the Virginia Ratification Convention; United States Congressman; Secretary of State

Inauguration Age: 57

Occupations After Presidency: Planter; Writer; University Rector; State Legislator; State Legislator; Presidential Advisor

Death: Montpelier, Va., June 28, 1836

Place of Burial: Montpelier Va.

Inauguration: March 4, 1809; House of Representatives, Washington D.C.

Vice President: George Clinton

Secretary of State: Robert Smith; James Monroe (from April 6, 1811)

Secretary of the Treasury: Albert Gallatin

Secretary of War: William Eustis; James Monroe (from January 1, 1813); John Armstrong (from February 5, 1813)

Attorney General: Caesar Augustus Rodney; William Pinkney (from January 6, 1812)

Postmaster General: Gideon Granger

Secretary of the Navy: Paul Hamilton; William Jones (from January 19, 1813)

Supreme Court Appointments: Joseph Story (1811); Gabriel Duvall (1811)

Congress #11 (May 22, 1809-March 3, 1811):

Senate: 28 Democratic-Republicans; 6 Federalists

House: 94 Democratic-Republicans; 48 Federalists

Congress #12 (November 4, 1811-March 3, 1813):

Senate: 30 Democratic-Republicans; 6 Federalists

House: 108 Democratic-Republicans; 36 Federalists

State Admitted: Louisiana (1812)

Inauguration: March 4, 1813; House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Elbridge Gerry

Secretary of State: James Madison

Secretary of the Treasury: Albert Gallatin; George W. Campbell (from February 9, 1814); Alexander J. Dallas (from October 14, 1814)

Secretary of War: John Armstrong; James Monroe (from October 1, 1814); William H. Crawford (from August 8, 1815); George Graham (from October 22, 1816 )

Attorney General: William Pinkney; Richard Rush (from February 11, 1814)

Postmaster General: Gideon Granger; Return J. Meigs, Jr. (from April 11, 1814)

Secretary of the Navy: William Jones (performed treasury duties (from April 21, 1813 to February 9, 1814, while Gallatin was in Europe seeking a resolution to the war of 1812)); Benjamin W. Crowninshield (from January 16, 1815)

Congress #13 (May 24, 1813-March 3, 1815):

Senate: 28 Democratic-Republicans; 8 Federalists

House: 112 Democratic-Republicans; 68 Federalists

Congress #14 (December 4, 1815-March 3, 1817):

Senate: 26 Democratic-Republicans; 12 Federalists

House: 117 Democratic-Republicans; 65 Federalists